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Funeral Home Services — Professional Services

Professional Services includes the costs related to conducting the funeral service for your loved one, including, but not limited to (in bullet points) services of funeral director and staff, viewings, embalming and other preparation, funeral and graveside services, and transportation.

Funeral Home Services — Casket

You will need to select and pay for a casket for your loved one to be placed into prior to the funeral and burial services.

Funeral Home Services — Incidentials

There will be other fees outside of the funeral home that will need to be paid, including death certificates, flowers, permits, obituaries, food, or other items and services that we help coordinate. *These fees cannot be prepaid.

Cemetery Services — Cemetery Service Fees

You will need to pay for the service fees related to the opening and closing of the grave, setup and takedown of tents and chairs, and rental of the sound system at the graveside. *These fees cannot be prepaid.

Cemetery Services — Cemetery Spaces

You will need to select and pay for spaces in the cemetery of your choice. There are a variety of cemetery space options that Memorial can provide, including (in bullet points) traditional burial spaces, green burial spaces, and mausoleum crypts. Click here (link to cemetery services page) to learn more.

Cemetery Services — Outer Burial Valuts

While it is not a law that all burials require a vault, most cemeteries do require them, as it helps prevent the ground from settling, helping keep the cemetery uniform and flat for families to enjoy.

Cemetery Services — Memorial Marker

Memorial is a flat marker cemetery, which helps reduce future maintenance costs and helps preserve the park-like nature of our cemeteries. Upright monuments are available in our private estates sections in each of our beautiful cemeteries.

Professional Services includes the costs related to conducting the memorial or funeral service for your loved one, including, but not limited to (in bullet points) services of funeral director and staff, viewings, embalming and other preparation, funeral and graveside services, transportation, and cremation fees.

Crematories require that your loved one is placed in a sturdy cremation container prior to cremation, as this aids in the cremation process and provides a way to safely transfer your loved one into the crematory. Additionally, we will need to place your loved ones’ cremated remains in a receptacle, known as an urn, to be returned to the family or placed in a cemetery space.

There will be other fees outside of the funeral home that will need to be paid, including death certificates, flowers, cremation permits, obituaries, food, or other items and services that we help coordinate. *These fees cannot be pre-paid.

You will need to pay for the service fees related to the opening and closing of the grave, setup and takedown of tents and chairs, and rental of the sound system at the graveside. *These fees cannot be prepaid.

Many cremation families opt to inter their loved ones in a cemetery, providing a permanent resting place for your loved one and a convenient, beautiful venue for families to return and pay their respects. There are a variety of cremation cemetery space options that Memorial can provide, including (in bullet points) traditional burial spaces for cremated remains green burial spaces, niche spaces in mausoleums or Memorial’s unique boulder niches.. Click here (link to cemetery services page) to learn more.

Some cemetery options for cremation families will require an urn vault be used. Please speak with one of our cemetery counselors to learn more.

Memorial is a flat marker cemetery, which helps reduce future maintenance costs and helps preserve the park-like nature of our cemeteries. Upright monuments are available in our private estates sections in each of our beautiful cemeteries.